Handbag key retainer



May 17, 1938; A, RYAN 2,117,989

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Patented Ma 17, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,117,989 HANDBAG KEY RETAINER Arthur P. Ryan, Jackson Heights, N.. Y. Application October 6, 1936, Serial No. 104,205 1 Claim. (01. 150-34) The purpose of this invention is to provide a device, such as a hook, on.the inside of a ladys handbag for-readily holding a key so that the key will be suspended in the upper part of the The invention is a plate or other device having a hook or hooks thereon which may be mounted or supported on the inside of a hand-bag, either in front of or behind the lining, and it is preferred to support the plate by pins extending through the wall of the hand-bag from a letter or ornament on the exterior, however, the plate may be supported from the frame, lining, or by any means.

A lady's hand-bag generally contains various objects, and is generally filled with quite a number of relatively small objects or devices, so that when a key is placed in the bottom thereof, it is very difllcult to locate, even when the key is on a ring key container and, therefore, is desired to provide means for suspending the key adjacent the upper part of the hand-bag, and to provide means in the form of an attachment whereby the hook ,and the attaching means may be purchased independent of the hand-bag and readily applied or installed by a novice; and although it is appreciated that keys may be placed in pockets or held by snaps, neither of these have been found practical, and do not solve the problem and, therefore, it is desired to provide means for mounting and supporting a hook or hooks on the inner wall of the bag and adjacent the upper edge thereof upon which keys may be placed and removed with one hand, and which will suspend the keys in such a position that they may readily be found.

The object of the invention is, therefore, to provide a hook in the form of an attachment that may readily be applied to hand-bags.

Another object is to provide meansfor readily attaching a hook on 'the inside of a hand-bag which is sufliciently simple to permit being attached by any one.

Another object is to provide a hook that ma y readily be attached to hand-bags which may readily be removed and used on another bag.

Another object is to provide a key hook on the inside of a hand-bag which may be supported by an ornament or the like on the outside of the bag.

And a still further object is to provide a hook adapted to be installed on the inside of a lady's hand-bag which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these ends in view the invention embodies a hook or hooks, extending outward from a plate, and means mounting the plate on the inside of a hand-bag.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description, taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a hand-bag with part broken away showing keys on hooks on the interior thereof.

Figure 2 is a view looking toward the opposite 1o corner of the hand-bag shown in Figure 1' showing an initial on the outer surface of the hand-bag with the key plate indicated by dotted lines on the interior of the bag, and supported by pins from the initial. .16

Figure 3 is a cross section through one side of the hand-bag showing a portion thereof, and showing the initial on the outside with the plate having the hooks thereon on the inside.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing an alternate construction, in which the initial is replaced by ornaments threaded on studs extending from the hook plate.

Figure 5 is also a similar view showing another alternate design in which the hook is made integral with the hand-bag and suspended from the rim thereof. v

Figure 6 is a detail, showing aportion of a hand-bag showing-the plate shown in Figure 5; in which the plate extends behind the lining of the bag.

Figure 7 is aview showing another alternate design, in which the hook is provided as a separate and independent unit, and adapted to be hooked over the edge of the bag or the edge of a partition therein or of a pocket in the bag.

Figure. 8 shows another alternate design in which the hooks are placed on a spring clip that may extend inward from one end of the bag. a

Figure 9 is a detail showing a construction somewhat similar to that shown in. Figure 4,'with the ornaments threaded on studs and extending into the wall of the hand-bag.

Figure 10 is a view showing a modification of the device shown in Figures 1 to 3 showing a letter and plate of an alternate design.

'Figure' 11 shows another alternate design in which the hook is mounted on a piece of tape or the like that may be attached to the lining of the hand-bag by a pin or sewed directly therein.

In the drawing, the device is shown as it may, be made, wherein numeral l indicates the hook. numeral 2 the supporting plate upon which the hook is mounted, and numeral 3 the letter or u plate may be plain or may be provided with em-' 'bossed surfaces 6 providing recesses for the points of the pins, however, it will be understood that the points of' the pins may be riveted in place as shown in Figure 3 or may be'protected or covered in any manner. It will also be understo d that one or any number of hooks may be used and the hooks may be of any size, shape, or design. It will also be understood that the letter 3 may be made in different designs, and any letter desired may be used. The letter N is shown in Figure 2, and the letter 0 shown in Figure 10, in which it is indicated by the numeral 1, and it will be understood that any letter may be used, and the inner plate which is indicated by the numeral 8 in Figure 10 may be of any shape or design to accommodate any letter or to accommodate any ornament. The plate shown in Figure 10 is secured to the letter by rivets or pins 9.which may extend through the wall of the hand-bag, and this plate may also be provided with hooks It! as shown.

In the design shown in Figure 4 the inner plate l l is provided with a hook l2 and threaded studs l3 extend through the wall M of the hand-bag,

and ornaments l5 may be screwed thereon to secure the plate in place. These ornaments maybe of any type or design and as many as may be desired may be used.

In the design shown in Figure 5 a hook l6 extends downward from an upper frame member ll of the upper edge of the hand-bag, and this may be made integral with the frame or attached thereto in any manner, and may extend downward on the outside of the lining as shown in Figure 5, ormay extend under the lining as shown in Figure 6, in which the lining is indicated by the numeral I8, and the hooks or hook l6 are mounted upon a plate l9 shown in dotted lines.

It will be understood that the hook may be provided as a separate element as shown in Figure '7, in which the hook is indicated by the numeral 20, and the supporting plate 2| is provided with a clip 22 that may be snapped over the edge of a pocket 23 in the hand-bag 24 shown in Figure 1 or over any part of the hand-bag.

A U-shaped clip 25 is shown in Figure 8, and this may be snapped over the edge 26 of a handbag 21, and hooks 28 may be formed on the inner end thereof as shown;

The design shown in Figure 9 is somewhat similar to that shown in Figure i except that the ornaments are replaced by a button 28 having an internally threaded shank 30 that screws over a stud 3| extending through the wall 32 of a handbag from a plate 33 upon which a hook or hooks 34 may be mounted. It will be understood, therefore, that a single hook may be directly attached to a hand-bag by a threaded stud extending through the wall thereof, and the stud may be held by a single button on the outside of the bag or several hooks may be used on a plate and supported by similar buttons or by ornaments.

"In the design shown in Figure 11, a hook 35 is mounted upon a tape or plate 36, and this may be attached to the inner lining of a hand-bag by a pin 31 or by any means. It will also be understood that any number of pins or holding devices may be used, and it will be appreciated that the hook may be mounted on tape or on a plate-or used in combination with any mounting means desired.

It will be understood that other changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changes may be in the use of other means for mounting a hook or other open key-holding device in the upper part of a hand-bag, another may be in the use of other means for building the mountingmeans into the hand-bag, and still another may be in the use of a hook of any other type or description.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoing description. In use, it is preferred to manufacture and sell the hooks stamped curely held to the hand-bag. With the hook mounted in this manner a key may readily be placed thereon and removed therefrom with one hand, and with the hook conveniently positioned in the upper part of the hand-bag the key is always at the disposal of the person using the handbag, and it is not necessary to endeavor to locate it in the bottom thereof.

Having thus fully described .the invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

In combination, a ladys hand-bag, a hook supporting plate positioned on the inner surface of said hand-bag with a U-shaped open top hook thereon adapted for easy removal and replacement of a key or the like, and an ornament positioned on the outside of the hand-bag with pins extending through the material forming the wall of the hand-bag and into openings in the' said plate on the inside, said pins being bent over to secure the plate and ornament in place.

ARTHUR VP. RYAN. 

